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Maintenance and Modifications

Stevens Aviation Completes King Air 350 Blackhawk Upgrade

Stevens Aviation's Nashville facility completed the modification in two weeks during a regular phase inspection.
Regulations and Government

NBAA Clarifies Canadian Border Exemption for Charters

The Canadian Border Services Agency reversed its position on the applicability of the Transporter Obligations Program mandate to charters.
Maintenance and Modifications

Oriens Opens Biggin Hill PC-12 Service Center

The move follows what the UK and Ireland Pilatus sales distributor calls an "excellent" 2017.
Aircraft

XTI's TriFan 600 Adds First Indian Order to Backlog

The $6.5 million, hybrid-electric vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) TriFan 600 is expected to enter service in late 2022/early 2023.
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Sustainability and Environment

CORSIA Looms, but Many Bizav Operators Exempt

NBAA estimates that fewer than 100 operators in North America will be affected by the carbon dioxide cap rules.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Brook One Adds Insulation Films

The company's lightweight films protect passengers, crew, and cargo in the event of a fire.
Aircraft

Airbus Delivers First Qatar A350-1000

Though a few months late, the first delivery has Qatar's management excited with prospects for the future.
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Aircraft

Abu Dhabi Air Expo To Feature Gulfstream G500, G650ER

Three-day UAE airshow, which will feature more than 60 aircraft on static display and more than 150 exhibitors, opens on Monday.
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Rotorcraft

Med-Trans, Care Flight Form Aeromed Partnership

Med-Trans has already begun providing flight services, including rotor-wing pilots and maintenance crewmembers, to Care Flight’s four helicopter bases.
Accidents

AIN Blog: 15 Years Later, Columbia Disaster Revisited

An authoritative new book on the loss of the space shuttle in 2003, focuses on the recovery of the crew and the debris.
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Safety

Industry Makes Inroads on Takeoff and Landing Performance Assessments

Working group aims to incorporate more real world data.
Airlines

Indian Regulator Defends IndiGo's GTF Response

Calls claims of negligence on the part of IndiGo "baseless"
Rotorcraft

Air Methods and Airbus Settle with A-Star Paramedic

Helicopter design factor in settlement
Accidents

Search Continues for Wreckage of Iran Aseman ATR 72

Aging turboprop carried 66 people on flight destined for Yasuj from Tehran
Aircraft

Sichuan Airlines Signs for 10 Airbus A350-900s

Airline Aims To Expand Further Afield
Regulations and Government

EASA Taps Brakes on Rulemaking in Aviation Safety Plan

Move reflects the need to put more focus on supporting the implementation of recently adopted regulations.
Regulations and Government

Transport Canada Introduces ‘Targeted Inspections’

For bizav, agency will “evaluate the effectiveness of the newly introduced Part 6, subpart 4 of Canadian Aviation Regulations (CAR) Part 604.”
Aircraft

FlightSafety Begins Pilatus PC-24 Pilot, Mx Training

PC-24 simulator at the facility was recently approved for training by EASA, following similar qualification by the FAA in December.
Avionics

Retrofits Hit All-time High, Lift 2017 Avionics Sales

This year-over-year increase was solely due to a 20.1 percent uptick in retrofit avionics sales, offset by lower forward-fit sales.
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Rotorcraft

Awareness and Quick Response Crucial to Avoiding LTE Accidents

Loss of tail rotor effectiveness does not account for a significant portion of accidents, but LTE does present training and safety challenges.
FBOs

FBO Profile: Northeast Air

Aviation hospitality with a New England flair.
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Maintenance and Modifications

Gulfstream Announces Major Appleton MRO Expansion

Operations are set to begin in 2019.
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Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

GA-ASI Designs a New UAV For U.S. Navy’s MQ-25 Contest

The company has named six partners in its bid, including Boeing, which has also submitted a competing proposal.
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Aircraft

Boeing 737 Max 9 Cleared for Service

Gains FAA certification some 11 months after first flight
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Safety

NBAA Releases Latest Annual Bizav Safety Focus List

The identified focus areas represent the most critical safety-related risks currently facing business aircraft operators, said NBAA.
ATC

WSJ Editorial Takes Aim at ATC Privatization Opponents

The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee is continued to push its ATC proposal, distributing the WSJ editorial.
Regulations and Government

Bill Would Alter Foreign Ownership Caps for Carriers

Rep. Brat's bill would change the reduce the mandatory U.S. ownership requirement for U.S. air carrier from 75 percent to 51 percent.
Rotorcraft

Safran's Even Tapped To Lead Airbus Helicopters

Even will replace Guillaume Faury, effective April 1. Faury is leaving Airbus Helicopters to run Airbus's commercial aircraft division.
Security

CrewID Expands to Include Ground Crew

With predictions of the world-wide expansion of business aviation, the PlanePeople subsidiary is touting the security aspects of its global ID system.
Aircraft

Royal Thai Air Force’s Saab JAS-39 Gripen C Rips Through the Skies Over Singapore

Royal Thai Air Force’s Saab JAS-39 Gripen C Rips Through the Skies Over Singapore
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